Window pane retaining strip



July 18, 1933. BREZ|NSK| 1,918,797

WINDOW IANE RETAINING STRIP Filed Nov. 15, 1932 i \I y 1- Patented July18, 1933 PATENT; OFFICE ANTON BREZINSKI, O1 PERTH AMBOY, NEW JERSEYWINDOW BANE BETAINING'STRIP Application filed November 15, 1932. SerialNo. 642,705.

This invention relates to improvements in window pane fastening means,and has particular reference to a retaining strlp therefor.

The primary object of the invention resides in a permanent window panereta ning strip to be used in lieu of putty and whlch 1s sealed againstthe glass pane and the sash frame when secured in position to preventleakage window.

Another feature of the invention is the provision of a flexibleextensible glass pane retaining strip which may be bent to conform tothe shape of the sash frame and lengthened by pulling thereon withoutdlstortlng its cross sectional configuration to accurately fit intoposition should the lengtlnbe out too short.

A further object of the invention is to provide a soft malleableretaining strip formed with pointed longitudinal ribs which flatten intosealing engagement with the sash frame and glass pane when nails aredriven therethrough to secure the strip in posltlon.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a glass paneretaining strip which when in position imparts the appearance of putty,which may be secured 1n pos tlon by one unskilled in the art of aglazier, and which is inexpensive of construction.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in thecertain features which will be more apparent as the followingspecification is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary sectional perspective view of a window sashwith the invention in use thereon.

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail vertical sectional view through the base rail of asash showing the retaining strip about to be secured in position.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 but shprwing the strip in securedposition.

1 spective view of the retaining strip.

of the elements to the inside of thegure 5 is a fragmentary sectionalper-v Figure 6 is a detail cross sectional view through a slightlymodified form.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters, the numeral 10designates my improved window pane retaining strip which issubstantially triangular shape in cross section, and constructed of arelatively soft malleable metal such as lead. The strip is formed with arelatively narrow width face 11 and formed centrally and extendinglengthwise of the face 11 is a pointed rib 12, the said face on oppositesides of the rib being formed with channels or grooves 13. The rib 12projects beyond the plane of the face 11 for a purpose to be presentlyexplained.

The face 14 of the strip which is disposed at substantially right anglesto the face 11 is wider than the said face 11 and is formed with a pairof spaced longitudinal pointed ribs 15, which ribs extend beyond theplane of the face 14. Channels 16 are formed in the face 14 on oppositesides of the respective ribs 15. V

The face or surface 17 of the strip is free of ribs but openings 18 leadfrom the face 17 through the strip at an angle and open onto the face 14as best seen in Figures 3 and 4 of the drawing.

In order to illustrate the invention, the strip is shown associated withan ordinary type of window sash frame A, the same bein provided with arabbett B in which the edge of a glass pane C fits. Instead of fillingthe rabbets with putty as is the present custom,

a length of retaining strip 10 is cut to fit each side of the sashframe. The ends of the strip may be beveled so as to form tight jointsat the corners of the frame and in the event that a strip should be cuta length shorter than intended, the operator may by manually pullingupon the ends of the strip length en the same to the desired length.This lengthening of the strip is possible due to the nature of thematerial from which the strip is formed, and assuming that the strip ismolded in the shape shown, the lengthening of the same will in no waydistort the cross sectional configuration. When the strip is of theproper bett B with the face 11 fitting against the outlength, it isinserted into the rab side of the glass pane C and with the wider face14 fitting against the wall of the rabbett in the sash A. Theapplication of the strip to position is clearly shown in Figure 3, andit will be noted that the pointed rib 12 abuts the outer side of theglass pane whereas the ribs 15 abut the walls of the rabbett B. '1 heoperator then inserts nails or like fastening elements 19 through theopenings 18 1n the strip and proceeds to drive the nails home into thesash frame. When the nails are driven home, the pounding applied by thehammer will cause the pointed ribs 15 to be flattened out against thewall of the rabbett B and will also cause the rib 12 to fiatten outagainst the glass pane C. By the upsetting or smashing of the ribs, apositive seal is provided between the walls of the rabbett and the glasspane and the retaining strip to exclude the elements from passing to theinside of the window sash.

After the strips have been secured in posltion, the surface 17 may bepainted and W111 in appearance resemble the putty now used as a meansfor retaining a glass pane w1th1n the window sash.

In the event that the glass pane C should become broken and it isnecessary to remove the retaining strip to replace the broken pane, theribs may be pointed up to their origlnal position by the running of animplement along the channels or grooves 13 and 16. Thus it will be seenthat the strips may be used over and over again in the replacement ofbroken glass panes.

In Figure 6 of the drawing, a slightly modified form is shown wherein asingle pointed rib 15' is formed on the face 14 in lieu of the doublerib shown in the preceding embodiment. The other parts are identical tothe form shown in the other figures of the drawing.

While I have shown and described what I deem to be the most desirableembodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that variouschanges as come within the scope of the appended claims may be resortedto if desired.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. A window pane fastener comprising a strip of soft malleable materialof substantially triangular shape in cross section, two of the faces ofsaid strip adapted to respectively fit against the glass pane and sashframe of a window sash, and longitudinal ribs extending the length ofthe strip on the above mentioned faces inwardly of the longitudinaledges thereof and projecting beyond the plane of said faces.

2. A window pane fastener comprising a strip of material. substantiallytriangular shape in cross section and soft compressible ribs extendinglengthwise on two of the faces of said strip inwardly of thelongitudinal edges thereof and extending beyond -'the plane of the saidfaces thereof.

3. A window pane fastener comprising a strip of material substantiallytriangular shape in cross section, soft compressible pointed ribsextending lengthwise on two of the faces of said strip and extendingbeyond the plane of the said faces, and longitudinal grooves formed insaid faces on opposite sides of said ribs.

4. A window pane fastener comprising a strip of lead of substantiallytriangular shape in cross section, and pointed projecting ribs extendinglengthwise along two faces of said strip inwardly of the longitudinaledges thereof and adapted to flatten against the window pane and sashframe when secured in position by the driving of fastening elementsthrough said strip into the sash frame from the other face thereof.

5. In a window pane retaining device, a strip of soft malleable materialhaving a flat face, and a pointed rib formed integral with said stripinwardly of the longitudinal edges and extending beyond the plane of theflat face thereof.

6. A window pane fastener comprising a strip of malleable materialsubstantially triangular shape in cross section to enable the freebending of the same and the drawing out of the strip without distortingits cross sectional contour to permit lengthening of the same ifaccidentally cut to a length short of a predetermined desired length,and pointed ribs formed on said strip and extending lengthwise of twoside faces thereof and disposed beyond the plane of said side faces, thepointed ends of said ribs adapted to flatten against the window pane andsash frame when the fastener is in use.

7. A window pane fastener comprising a strip of malleable materialhaving two right angularly disposed sides extending the length thereof,said strip in itself being freely bendable and capable of beinglengthened by pulling outwardly upon the ends thereofif out to a lengthshort of a desired predetermined length, and distortable sealing meansformed from and disposed on said right angularly disposed sides of saidstrip.

ANTON BREZINSKI.

